Cyanide found in Tylenol cap. Batch found at Fays Drug Store. Sent card and letter to Bea Gehm. Merrill took checks to bank. We canned 7 quarts of carrots. All we had this year. Made chili. Raining.

Rocky and Tammy Slate have baby boy, Benjamin Tyler. Another nice day but cooler. There has been seven deaths from cyanide Tylenol capsules. Cactus has two blossoms. Washed clothes. Merrill finished car. Put stripe on back.

A great day, 71°. We went to church, communion today, 60 there. Nice. Jim’s here for supper. Jill is wearing glasses. Just got them. Kenny and Jeff here. Cactus has 3rd blossom. Cheryl gave Merrill flannel shirt.

Merrill mowed lawns. A beautiful day. Administrative Board meeting at parsonage. 9 out. church owes about $5000 in all for rest of year.

Bea Gehm’s birthday. Another great day. Merrill went to Mills and he painted on parsonage porch in PM. Got letter from Vern’s. Art and Doris Haggerty’s 30th anniversary.

We worked at parsonage all day. Merrill painted porch, cemented wall and garage floor etc. Alice, Sina, and I worked all day on mailing list. We didn’t go to Ponzi’s in evening. They had asked us. Nice day.

Paid school taxes, $341.83. Cheryl went back to work. UMW at parsonage. Good meeting. Olive Sharp there also. We folded Newsletters and got them ready to send tomorrow. June R here awhile. Raining. Jane Dinman’s birthday.

Rev. Salisbury left early this morning for Drew University. Unemployment rate is 10.1% in US. Merrill cleaned church and did some work at parsonage. Steve and 4 boys from Potsdam and Clarkson stopped in on way home to Oswego. Wrote Don’s.

Colder and cloudy. Merrill worked at Horton’s, 11-5 driving tractor (corn). Got first church newsletter. I made an apple pie and cherry pie. Got letter from Social Security about my new amount. $12.20 out for insurance. Rev. Salisbury received her degree from Drew University.

Laity Sunday, 76 out. Bob Griffin in charge. Mr. Bennett speaker. Rev. Salisbury baptized Melissa Jay Horton. Jim, Patty and girls here for boiled dinner. Joel at Audrey’s. Gary Belile cut head open with ax cutting wood, stitches.

Merrill started wood fire for first. No school or mail. Got Times. Merrill drove tractor at Horton’s all day. Agway brought first fuel oil, 67.5 gal @ $1.20. Canadian Thanksgiving. Hotels and motels packed.

World Series starts tonight, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. Made cookies. Merrill put wood down cellar. He worked at Horton’s in PM. Washed clothes. Ironed my long skirt. Brewers, 11-0

Vern here for lunch. Vern brought donuts. He took Steve back to Potsdam. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Installation at Rebekah’s, 42 present. I was installed as chaplain. Cardinals won today, 5-4.

Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Power off from 1-3 to make repairs at Fort Drum. Sent light bill. No game tonight, traveling

We went for groceries. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Colder today. Rained in morning. Mark Horton home from college, sick. Cardinals won today, 6-2.

Merrill helped at Horton’s. Florence and Earl Yerdon here in PM. They were out to Wilson’s trailer. Raining all day. Snow flurries in some places. Brewers won today, 7-5.

First killing frost this fall. Must be some kind of record to be so late. We went to church, 55 out. Brewers won today, 6-4. Aunt Maude and Cheryl went to Orv’s. He is having eye trouble.

Merrill went to dump. Stopped at Hall’s. They are selling their farm. Merrill fixed doors and windows at parsonage. I called Marion. She has sold her restaurant and will move back to California.

Aunt Maude is 77 today. Wrote Uncle Berl. Got note from June. Merrill helped at Horton’s in morning. Carl went to Syracuse for check up. Merrill put wood down cellar.

I returned Boot’s dog tag to Albany. Merrill worked at Horton’s. St. Lewis Cardinals won World Series. Very windy. Leaves blew away. Wrote note to Jim’s. Washed. Line broke. I had rectal bleeding in evening.

Cloudy and windy. Went for groceries. Merrill helped at Horton’s in PM. Bible study started but we didn’t go. Merrill went to Theresa in evening for hair cut. Jim called in evening.

Steve got here about 2 PM. Vern’s got here at 4:30. Merrill cleaned house. Gary, Linda and kids left for Florida.

We had birthday supper for Steve. Gail Myers here also. Jim’s didn’t make it. Vern’s and Gail left about 7:30 for home. Nice day. Called Jim.

We went to church. Steve went with us, 82 there. Very nice. Quiet day. Steve and grandpa slept all PM. Steve went back to Potsdam about 6:30. Rode with girl from Mexico, Brenda.

Merrill worked at Horton’s. I washed bedding and clothes. A beautiful day. Horton’s finished corn. Marty Paro’s 13th birthday. He brought us cake. Steve is 18 today.

Another great day. Merrill worked at Horton’s chopping hay. Stormy on eastern seaboard.

Beautiful day. Merrill helped at Horton’s. I feel better than yesterday. Merrill took me to lodge. Only 7 out. Got note from Vern’s.

Nominations and finance committee meeting at parsonage. Most everyone to both. Merrill went after Carl as Cheryl was away to Cortland. Another great day. Marilyn P called to invite me to 4-H party

Warm, 70’s. Like summer. Sent for brown handbag to Ambassador, $4.48. Merrill put the rest of the wood down cellar.

Church donut sale. Made about $150.00. Merrill cleaned house and cleaned church. Jim came from hunting at Fargo’s. Patty and kids came later. Here for dinner. Washed clothes.

Warm but cloudy. Back on standard time. Belile’s got home from Florida about 11 last night. We went to church, 103 there. Coffee hour at 10. Halloween, only 12 kids here due to Tylenol scare. Raining in evening. Merrill put winter tires on car.